Content Writer for Mortgage Site

Cancelled Posted Oct 11, 2006 Paid on delivery
Cancelled Paid on delivery

We are seeking either individual writers or companies to write articles for our mortgage marketing business here in the US.

We specialize in Option ARM and Hybrid Option ARM mortgages targeting borrowers with credit scores of 620 and above in the state of California as well as most East Coast states. These loans carry introductory and/or long term rates starting at 1%. We want to bolster our online content for our websites by employing talented writers or teams in any country capable of generating 100 informative, attractively written articles about Standard 1% and Hybrid 3% to 5% Option ARM mortgages. Articles are submitted through an online form to editors in the US, or in special cases via email.

The writers must be highly conversant in US mortgage concepts including:

> The psychology of Debt in America incl. credit cards

> Credit reports and FICO credit scores

> Debt and Debt Consolidation

> Reasons to Refinance a mortgage

> Option ARM and Hybrid Option ARM products

> Conventional Mortgage Products (to compare with our products)

> The mechanism of funding a loan with a loan officer

They also must be able to conduct periodic research throughout the process to stay abreast of recent developments in the industry especially as this pertains to our product mix. English must be american english, it must read as if an american financial advisor wrote the content. The topics are not to be technical, but applied, and may include:

- Discussions of Product Features (such as low 1% start rates)

- Fictitious Case Studies of How Borrowers benefited from this financing

- Comparisons of products with conventional mortgage types

- Practical or Creative uses of products (e.g. pay off your bills & lower total monthly payment)

- Detailed definitions of product terminology

- Localization of general case studies or concepts to specific states (California, Florida etc)

## Deliverables

Vendor or Writers deliver 100 Articles which:

1. Meet the topical requirements stipulated above

2. Average 1000 words per article (e.g. sum total 100,000 words not including signatures, credits, or titles, body copy only)

3. Meet or exceed the qualitative muster of the editor as professionally written articles suitable for publication in the same vein as the attached sample, and the vendors own accepted writing samples.

4. Contain no spelling or grammatical errors at all (100% accuracy required).

NOTE: A lower quantity may be considered for an exceptional writer or team who are not able to commit to the said volume in the given timeframe.

WRITING SAMPLE REQUIRED

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For consideration, ALL applicants for this work are required to complete a writing sample exercise as follows:

Read the following general description of Hybrid and standard Option ARM products to develop conversational understanding of products:

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(these sites are public sites which are not affiliated with us in any way, they are safe to show to prospective candidates)

Read the following article which we have published for an example of format and style:

Attachment: Revolutionary Fixed Rate Option ARM [url removed, login to view]

Write 5 (Five) 600 word minimum articles on topics relating to Option ARMs with the knowledge that the goal of the article is to provide the borrower with excellent informative content which should engeneder sufficient interest in the product to ELICIT an inbound call or internet enquiry. NO DIRECT ADVERTISEMENT WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE COPY (e.g. call me today I am going to help you get a loan). If contracted, vendor will be paid for their samples at the contract rate. Response to sampling will require 5 business days (Monday through Friday)

Record exactly how much time each article took to research and then how much it took to write.

WE ARE LICENSED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: (must be included in advertisement):

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ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, DISCTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, IDAHO, KANSAS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NOT LICENSED FOR SECOND MORTGAGES, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, VIRGINIA

All Communication from Prospective Writers or Vendors must be by email only until their writing samples have been evaluated. No initial communication will be accepted without a writing sample. No phone calls will be entertained prior to writing sample submission. No exceptions will be made. All emails must contain:

> Writing Sample(s) broken down individually and Titled

> Names of Authors of each sample

> Time for Research for each article

> Time for Writing for each article

> Location City/State/Country

> Contact Info email/telephone

> Total number of writers employed (if a firm as opposed to an individual)

Should email communication not be possible due to the nature of the website on which this solicitation is posted, please upload your writing samples to a neutral location for review and feel free to not include contact information.

## Platform

Microsoft Word or Plain Text

PHP

Project ID: #3852460

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